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Intense states

Logic meets emotional truth in Weightless
English-born, Australia-raised playwright Christine Evans appreciates any style of theater if it’s done well.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 24, 2007

Detective comics

Brown’s playful City of Angels
Tough guys and loose women populate the lighthearted musical City of Angels like tykes playing dress-up.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 24, 2007

Tears and joy

PBRC’s Two Can Play finds a moving balance
Yet soon, lo and behold, we find ourselves in a comedy, and the only battles are between the sexes.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 16, 2007

Good Stuff

URI finds humor at the White House
News and exposés about the Iraq war have been draining us mosquito-style over the years.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 16, 2007

Charming

Festival Ballet’s fresh take on Cinderella
Trust Festival Ballet Providence to put a new spin on Cinderella, Sergei Prokofiev’s classic ballet.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 16, 2007

Blissful bustle

RWU Theatre’s frisky Hay Fever
As vicarious fun goes, following about a party of squabbling hosts and befuddled guests at a country estate might not be much to recommend Hay Fever.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 09, 2007

Wilde thing

2nd Story’s Gross Indecency
Kaufman has revitalized the staged docudrama with imagination and arrow-swift directness, and 2nd Story Theatre is demonstrating just how that looks.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 09, 2007

Stark contrasts

Trinity Rep’s All the King’s Men is a masterpiece
The 20th anniversary production of Trinity Repertory Company’s All the King’s Men is remarkable, not simply a skillful reprise but a re-envisioning.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 25, 2007

Serious business

Oscar Wilde, Richard Nixon, and Real-Life In Baghdad
Playwright and director Moisés Kaufman likes to say that Oscar Wilde was the first performance artist.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 19, 2007

Have words, will travel

Judith Black’s tales take you on a journey
Black has written and performed stories about many unsung heroines, from Lucy Stone to Rosie the Riveter, from her grandmother to her mother-in-law.

By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | September 13, 2007

Then is now

Trinity Rep’s timely All the King’s Men
The more things change, the more they stay the same.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 12, 2007

What is normal?

The Gamm's moving Elephant Man
The Gamm has done it again, giving us a performance not to be missed.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 12, 2007

Ben Johnson’s striking transformations
Although Ben Johnson has been seriously committed to acting for only 2-1/2 years, he was the only person that artistic director Tony Estrella considered for the demanding title role in The Elephant Man .

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | September 04, 2007

Power struggle

2nd Story’s enjoyable State of the Union
If the foibles and failings of presidential politics drive you crazy every election cycle, you may not be able to take the latest offering from 2nd Story Theatre.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | August 21, 2007

Handle with care

The Demons' life lessons
Drama is basically about the conflicts people have when they try to get what they want and other people get in the way.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | August 21, 2007

Mixing it up

Perishable’s Fledging Festival
Perishable Theatre has dedicated itself to being a research theater, adopting a chemistry lab flask in its logo to emphasize the point.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | August 14, 2007

Scott and Zelda

Cornerstone Playhouse hosts the Fitzgeralds
Celebrity bad behavior certainly didn’t start with rock bands trashing hotel rooms in the ’60s.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | August 14, 2007

Power play

The timely (and timeless) Born Yesterday
A play about political corruption always goes down easier with a little humor.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 31, 2007

New thoughts

Brown/Trinity Rep's summer fare
It’s summertime and the thoughts of even serious theatergoers turn from Proust to light beach reading.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 10, 2007

Lowbrow fun

Elemental Theatre’s wacky King Stag
Outdoor summer performances have so much going against them.

By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 06, 2007

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